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Francis · Nairobi- Kahawa West, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Anew format of growing kale which need a small space comment image

Francis · Nairobi- Kahawa West, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Kale ...some of the green vegetables awaiting to be sold comment image

Francis · Nairobi- Kahawa West, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

still on the same place while mixed up with other crops still comment image

Francis · Nairobi- Kahawa West, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

These are some of the crops i have in my in my garden comment image

Falex · Mombasa-kaloleni Kibwanga, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Hi Zidisha team, it is a very fine Thursday morning I Am just heading to my business. It is very long time I have not communicated due to plenty of work, I Am receiving a fairly good number of customer since it is a school opening season, form one applications preparation is taking place so the work is good. It is since I received the loan. I managed to purchase the stuffs of the bureau; 12 memory cards,flash disks, compact disks (CDs), I purchased ink for my printer and filled two laser jet cartridges. Now I Am waiting for the time I start paying. I don't see any problem. Thank you Zidisha may God bless you so much.

Peter · Kiambu, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

some perfumes comment image

Richard · Mishomoroni, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

I am happy that I have managed to clear my loan without a hitch. I am amazed by the flexibility of Zidisha loan and the low interest. I believe I now have a partner I can rely on for my business growth. I managed to purchase a refrigerator with my first loan and this changed the way I do business drastically. It brought food wastage to an end as I would throw away food that was not consumed due to hot weather here. I now even buy food such as vegetables and fruits in large quantities and store them under refrigeration. I get discounts on these items thus making good savings. Overall, my profitability has gone up – thanks to you lenders.

Julia Kurnia · Sterling, Virginia, United States

Feb 4, 2015

I was fortunate to visit Sri Sulastika Sulhan at her home yesterday, and would like to share this blog post and photos of her beautiful artwork: http://p2p-microlending-blog.zidisha.org/2015/02/04/the-wedding-artist/ - Julia Kurnia, director Zidisha

Jerry Henry · Kasoa-old Barrier, Ghana

Feb 4, 2015

I wish to once again thank lenders for the offer been done me.about a week ago I received my first credit loan of $100 (GHS 319).The money was used for inventory in my clothing business just as i indicated in my loan application.my first repayment will be on Sunday the 8th of February, 2015.My weekly repayment of my loan is $10.I am happy to announce that it I will review my repayment to a much higher amount before my first installment, this is because business was vibrant during my trek to sell at the festival.I came back this evening and hopefully I will go for new stocks on Friday to various markets.Market has been good for me.Thanks to the zidisha team and lenders,especially lenders who funded my loan.I say God bless u.Beyond the sky is the limit for sense and Degree.my 2015 resolution is to open a clothing retail outlet by the second quarter of this year so I will commit myself to paying my loan on time so I could progress to apply for higher loan facilities.I believe with hardwork, determination, perseverance,business diversification etc the name of my business will be rolling on Tv screen because zidisha empowered young graduates like me through a loan facility to grow our business. Hopefully very soon I will apply to be a volunteer mentor to help educate and empower the youth to take initiatives. Thank you.

Nancy · Makongeni, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

I can now afford a smile on my face every day as I see my business grow thanks to the loan by Zidisha. i have really increased my inventory over time and thus profits that subsequently have made it easier for me to remain in school. thank you all that loaned me. comment image

Godfrey · Nairobi, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Helo Zidisha Lenders I am glad to inform you that my business has started picking up. The only problem I have is to now increase the number of computers because the once I have at times customers exceed them, forcing me to loose my customers to my competitors. So I hope you will continue lending me a helping hand till I achieve my ambitions. I will always be great-full to the Zidisha team for improving my economic standards, and also living standards. God Bless You abundantly. Yours Godfrey

Charles · Nairobi City, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Thank you Gill ,my project is nice one I feel good working with orphans and vulnerable children because I am an orphan and really understand their challenges because i went through the the same.When I manage to keep an orphan in school it makes me so happy.

Duncan · Thika, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

these are some of the used laptops i have bought advertised and sold. comment image

Benson · Kiptangwanyi, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Dear Lenders, I wish to let you know the positive impact that the loan that you offered me has had in my business.I have improved from very little income to an income that is average. I could not afford school fees for my kids and now I can proudly say that my monthly savings have improved to ksh 20000 after meeting my expenses. I now own one electric kerosene pump and I have managed to employ one person in my business premises. THank you zidisha

Sri Sulastika · Bekasi, Indonesia

Feb 4, 2015

Last Year Production May 2014 visit us at www.jasapengantin.com comment image

Sri Sulastika · Bekasi, Indonesia

Feb 4, 2015

Praise to Allah SWT me and my bussiness are interviewing in Indonesia The Quality Magazine comment image

Sri Sulastika · Bekasi, Indonesia

Feb 4, 2015

Some of my new Gown that produce Last Year Dec 2014 comment image

Kennedy · Nairobi, Kenya

Feb 4, 2015

Am so grateful and excited that my first loan application got its first responder within hours. Believe that it shall be fully funded soon and I shall make effort to repay promptly. These two young men just earned their wages after spraying my one acre bean crop. I intend to do crop rotation and cultivate onions on this plot after harvesting the beans. Will keep you updated! comment image

Nyengka · Kabupaten Bantaeng Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia

Feb 3, 2015

Thank you for accepting my loan application. I hope it will be of use to my business. comment image

Loice · Kisumu, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

My baby is now 7 weeks old and im enjoying motherhood,After having lost 3 times as a first time mother,this is giving me motivation to work harder than before.I now have someone who depends on me and I can't mess up.I have now started payment of my loan installments.Im hoping that at the end of this month,business will pick up.Since parents will be through with school fees and everyone will have recovered from the holiday blues.Then I will be able to make more money.Diapers and formula milk is expensive but it is worth it,because my baby is a precious little angel.Thanks to Zidisha,this is possible because I have a means of income.Words cannot express how grateful I am to the lenders and Zidisha community.God bless you all

Samuel · Accra / Adenta, Ghana

Feb 3, 2015

At peace

Ndeye · Diourbel, Senegal

Feb 3, 2015

Thanks again my lenders. Look they're beautiful and thanks to you, Thank you, thank you, thank you. comment image

Taylor Hanna · United States

Feb 3, 2015

Dear Lenders, I had the opportunity to visit Dokas with Volunteer Mentor George Bonsu this past Saturday. Dokas runs a salon next door to her mother’s water sachet business in the central market of Obuasi, a town about an hour away from Kumasi. Dokas struggled to pay last year when she and her mother both fell ill. But I am happy to report that they are both better now and Dokas is excited about investing time and money into her business. We rescheduled her loan so that she is back on track. And afterwards, I got a tour of the salon. With her loans, Dokas was able to buy more products and supplies to offer customers – especially quality hair extensions. She also showed me her new hair dryers and a sink that was installed just recently. Dokas is thankful for the support she has received from Zidisha lenders and her success is evident – a number of her salon’s neighbors have applied for loans as well since witnessing Dokas’s gains. And she looks forward to being able to continue expanding and sharing her passion with the community of Obuasi. We wish her the best! Taylor Ghana Country Ambassador Zidisha comment image

Jane · Meru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

those are the little photos which are bit clear,more when i visit her in school. thanks to all my lenders your graet support through my business is the reason my daughter is in school now. thanks all comment image

Jane · Meru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

there she is posing on a mono disgn....lol comment image

Jane · Meru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

now free to go to class comment image

Jane · Meru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

she is through with clearance now set to be recieved by her gurdian mother one of the old student in the same school. a form two student . comment image

Jane · Meru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

now admitted confirming the items the school needed them to buy comment image

Jane · Meru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

this was before she got admitted in the new school so she is in her former school uniform comment image

Noel · Nairobi, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

How are you Zidisha members? Since I got the loan from Zidisha and bought new lenses for my camera I have been able to get photography jobs through referrals. This is all because of my high quality photos. Last weekend I was the official photographer for a function at Kindu Bay, South Nyanza and I managed to cover the whole event. Thank you Zidisha Team for enabling my business to step up.

Hilda · Nakuru, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

Thank alot Zidisha Inc. I was able to purchase a display for my food retail business worth $30 and this has made my work easy especially when my customers are selecting the food or snacks of their choice.They are able to do this easily from the glass display I purchased. This Display has saved me alot of time taken when serving each customer leading to increase in sales. The sales that I get from my business has enabled me pay part of my monthly bills and also purchase books for my child who just started primary school.Thanks alot Zidisha you are my hero!

Theo Mbise · Switzerland

Feb 3, 2015

What a beautiful fountain. Thank you for keeping us posted. I hope to see much more of your progress in the future. Congratulations. Thep comment image

George · Nairobi City, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

This is my new stall where I now sell my fish unlike previously i used to operate under an umbrella. comment image

David · Chogoria, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

my new stock.thanks to my lenders comment image

Anthony · Mombassa, Kenya

Feb 3, 2015

I have been able to introduce cosmetics in my shop. I appreciate my lenders for their Good job. May God bless you. comment image

Dwi · Tangerang, Indonesia

Feb 2, 2015

thank you for your trust in me. I've bought eggs and rice I want. now my customers grow because they do not have to go too far to buy rice and eggs.

Tito · Kitengela, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

At last the the portable food warmer has arrived. I am a happy man as I post this comment. It took a while for me to get the right food warmer that I wanted and now it was delivered yesterday. I believe it will help me to achieve the dreams and even expand more. I am sure that I am capable of supplying to more clients in a day. I will not through away the other food boxes that I have been using but utilize them to carry more food. Thanks a lot to all my lenders who helped me to achieve this dream. I will try best to repay the loan so that I can set other goals for expansion.

peter reibold · United States

Feb 2, 2015

Edward, I just saw the pictures of your garden. Your work looks very neat. The field looks very good and the cabbage looks as good or better than I have seen anywhere, tell me about the irrigation of the plants, how do they get enough water to be looking so healthy? Keep up the great work.....Pete.

Dorcas · Nakuru, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

Thankyou theboseugn for starting me off. Hoping to expand my collection comment image

Beryl · Utawala M.c Shopping Center, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

Happy new year(i know its a bit too late for that)but the last time we talked was 2014,so i had to say that.....,anyway how are you doing? on my side am OK of course abit lonely(the schools have re-opened) because the house is so so quite, but al get over after a fortnight,we traveled to our rural home for New year celebration which is about 450km from where we are staying,came back at around 15th of Jan,then started preparing the kids to go back to school. that explains why i have been offline,Business wise am doing well,i managed to make a lot of profit by taking advantage of the high season demand,and geuse what i was the only one with charcoal,because i manage d to stock my store to its required capacity of 100bags with the loan that zidisha gave me plus a little savings that i had in my account,as a result i would even sell a total of 10 to 15 bags in a day with my profit margin going up by 20% compared to the usual limit of 2 dollars per bag!and for the first Robert and Zoey got everything that they had written on their shopping list!(usually they write then i shortlist in term of priority because of budget constrains) and for that zidisha get three cheers, hep hep......hurray ,hep hep hurray, hep hep hurray!... looking forward to doing both wonderful and big things this year of 2015. cheers!

Godfrey · Meru, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

Hello,that ma tomato farm and spinach, i am spraying to prevent insectsides comment image

Ezekiel · Nairobi, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

Thanks once again lenders,am posting this message to share with you the positive change I have witnessed in my life and the life of others depending on me directly and indirectly. My income and profits has increased and as I am posting this message I am now able to meet the upkeep expenses of my 5 years old child left by one of my relatives after succumbing to illness and thereafter her death making her child to be an orphan at a tender age.and am happy I can now provide with his basic needs including accommodation and eventually I will school him in a near future. Thank you Zidisha,you hold a bright future to many! Mutai Ezekiel.

Catherine · Mombasa City - Likon I Village, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

Hi guys hope you are all doing well, My son and I are ok, business is a bit low at the moment but hoping to catch up as the days goes by. Thanks guys and be blessed comment image

Sarah · Kisii Town Daraja Mbili, Kenya

Feb 2, 2015

Thanks Simon, I have to work extra hard to ensure I have paid, no laziness, the camera really served me so well in December, I got so many customers, even now am taking passports, it has really helped me. Atleast my business is doing fine. I really thank the Zidisha family, you are great people Thanks

Godfrey · Meru, Kenya

Feb 1, 2015

Hello,I am very greatful for the support u give me,i managed to expand my cow shed and also increase the feeds for my cows and i thank God because now my cows increased their daily production,now i wqnt to increase the daily cows for more revenue, Thankyou and may God bless u

Edward · Nairobi- South B., Kenya

Feb 1, 2015

preparation for the same garden

Edward · Nairobi- South B., Kenya

Feb 1, 2015

some of my crops (cabbage) just about to be mature comment image

Agnes · Nairobi-mlango Kubwa Estate, Kenya

Feb 1, 2015

this is my shop where i have the plans to invest on comment image

Michael · Kitengela, Kenya

Feb 1, 2015

There was a significant increase in item enquiries & sales went up about 20%. Its the begining of the year therefore business is quite low. The loan I had taken was used to purchase part of the material needed to make sample sets of duvets & curtain sets. I succeeded in making a superb sample which I've been using to market my idea thanks to Zidisha loan. Towards mid year, business will pick up & I target to increase my inventory by at least 40%. This will cater for walk-in clients who want to buy without necessarily waiting to order. I also intend to create a business portfolio that will enhance my speciality in matching duvet covers with curtains. I will embark on online advertising as a means of targeting the youth who are social media savvy. My plan is to have a double digit growth by the end of this year. With Zidisha's loans I know and plan to succeed in business. comment image

Innocent · Nairobi, Kenya

Feb 1, 2015

Thank you so much to Zidisha and the lending community/person with your support. Am now filling happy for with your support have bought a mosquito net for my baby. comment image

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